Top three insurers reaped $7.3 billion through their drug middlemen's markups, FTC says
Regulators published their most detailed findings yet on how some of the nation’s largest companies profited from "excess" prescription price hikes of 1,000% or more.
PBMs made billions marking up speciality drugs by more than 1,000 percent: FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday released its second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), saying the major industry middlemen generate billions in revenue through
FTC finds middlemen inflate specialty generic drug prices by billions of dollars
Pharmacy benefit managers, which serve as the middlemen between drug makers, insurers and pharmacies, reaped $7.3 billion in revenue from marking up the prices of dozens of specialty generic drugs between 2017 and 2022,
FTC says Optum, other prescription benefit managers inflate cancer drug prices 1,000%
Prescription benefit managers have been under growing scrutiny from state and federal regulators who have accused them of creating pharmacy deserts by steering consumers to their own pharmacies and driving independent pharmacists out of business.
US FTC Finds Major Pharmacy Benefit Managers Inflated Drug Prices for $7.3 Billion Gain
UnitedHealth Group's Optum, CVS Health's CVS Caremark and Cigna's Express Scripts -- marked up prices at their pharmacies by hundreds or thousands of percent, netting them $7.3 billion in revenue in excess of the acquisition costs of the drugs,
FTC takes fresh swipe at drug middlemen, says some prices marked up over 1,000%
The drug middlemen known as pharmacy-benefit managers took another body blow from regulators on Tuesday, as they were criticized for charging way more for some “critical” prescription drugs than it cost them.
FTC says pharmacy benefits managers marked-up generic drug prices for $7.3bn gain
Regulator’s report finds companies ‘hiked costs’ for a range of medicines, including cancer and HIV treatments
FTC says ‘Big 3 PBMs’ marked up generic drugs by thousands of percent
The Federal Trade Commission published a second interim staff report on the prescription drug middleman industry, which it says focuses on
FTC Release: FTC Releases Second Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen
Report finds PBMs charge significant markups for cancer, HIV, and other critical specialty generic drugs The Federal Trade Commission today published a second interim staff report on the prescription drug middleman industry,
Apartment giant Greystar facing FTC lawsuit over misleading rental fees
The suit accuses the company of falsely advertising rental prices by failing to inform renters of numerous mandatory fees.
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Major PBMs Inflated Drug Prices, Pocketing $7.3 Billion Along the Way, FTC Says
The three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) inflated the price of specialty generic drugs beyond their costs of ...
Federal Trade Commission accuses Greystar of deceptive practices, hidden fees
The antitrust agency recently created a rule regarding junk fees, but its application to the multifamily sector is unclear.
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Rep. Ben Cline announces bill consolidating antitrust authority under DOJ, eliminating FTC’s role
Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) says the One Agency Act would house all antitrust authority under the Department of Justice. ...
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What Is the Federal Trade Commission?
The Federal Trade Commission is a government agency that enforces consumer protection and antitrust laws. Consumers can also ...
FTC Is Now Refunding People Who Bought Razer’s Ridiculous Zephyr Masks
Under the terms of the agreement, the FTC said it would send checks and PayPal payments containing full refunds to 6,764 ...